1. What began on 17 September this year in Zuccotti Park?

The art of trompe l'oeil mystifies, amuses and beguiles in just about equal measure. Its very self-consciousness pushes the illusionism of painting to comic extremes. Some of the finest works of trompe l'oeil were produced by the Dutch in the 17th century. They were especially fond of showing us pendent game birds that looked ripe for plucking off the wall and plunging into the steaming pot.

This week I've been eating... Vietnamese baguettes Banhi mi is one of the happier leftovers of French colonialism in South-east Asia. The weighty sandwiches combine the best of France (warm, crusty bread) with the best of Vietnam (spicy meat and lightly pickled veg), and are the stock-in-trade of Keu Deli on London's Old Street.

An exhibition shows how French painter Claude Lorrain's shimmering scenes of rural life influenced a generation of British painters

A middle-age crisis makes for a lame sitcom, but a 24-hour play cycle rewards our up-all-night critic

It's never easy to predict, not least because the best artist so seldom wins. But this year's Prize is hard to call because the shortlist is so strong

David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg and Rafael Márquez, there's been no shortage of European stars tempted Stateside in recent years, but as another MLS season draws to a close, the sustainability of clubs acquiring ageing big name players is in question, for a league still in its early stages of development.

It is famed for its wacky works – and with one piece titled The Same Old Crap, this year's Turner Prize is no exception

Colchester's Firstsite has a dramatic new building, a golden curving shell designed by Raphael Viñoly that hugs a garden and gently preserves an ancient Roman mosaic under a glass floor at the heart of the gallery. The Berryfield Mosaic was discovered in 1923 with a human skeleton, oyster shells and pottery, and it can be read as a kind of cornerstone for Firstsite's opening exhibition, Camulodunum (the exhibition title taken from the old name for Colchester). The tone is set by Danh Vo's huge sculpture We the People (2011), part of a larger work in which he is making a replica of each part of the Statue of Liberty in copper. Packing crates, tools and rags are strewn around a huge hand, which will never likely never find its way on to an arm.

Exclusive: High fashion meets 'a little girl Margaret Thatcher'. It's a very stylish collaboration

Art historians say it was suicide – but a new book claims he met his demise in a shooting accident

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